Mr Bevin Puts The Marshall Plan Record Straight
NOT AIMED AGAINST THE
SOVIET UNION
London, Jan. 25.-There was never any idea behind the Marshall Plan to create a means in which "we could build a force to defeat the Soviet Govern- ment some day in the future," Mr Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, told a luncheon of the Foreign Press Association in London today.
"I was extremely sorry that the Russians could' not see or seize the opportunity that the Marshall Plan and the subsequent developments of a European group offered to the peace of the world," he said.
Raising his voice, the Foreign Secretary said: "They seem to assume that all we were doing was trying to create a kind of barrier or a means by which we could build a force to defeat the Govern- ment some day in the future.
"Now I assert with all solemnity that that never entered our heads. Our one object was to give happiness, contentment and a decent standard of life to the masses of Europe who had suffered from the terrible attack that had been made upon it."
Declaring that the Organisation at, teal and functional. If they could European Economic Co-operation | get transport and basic industries on was not merely a committee for the European basis, they could go Marshall Plan, Mr Bevin said it was į fong way to creating the economic a "continuing organisation Intended altuntion that mode à political union to go on after the United States possible. assistance had ended."
"I am not going to claim that wo all agree about the four-year plan and that everything is rosy," he said. "But I am quite convinced that we are crenting what I call a European mentality instead of a French, Bri- fish. Scandinavian and Denelux mentality.
ONE ENTITY
" Europe is to be saved. It has, to be in the end one entity and it must be together."
The Atlantie Pnet offered an as- surance to Western Europe. If such a part could have been devised in 1910 and "given France the assur- ance to which she was entitled," the second World
Wor might never have started.
Denying the assumption of "a lot of disturbed minds" that Britain was opposed to European Unity, Mr Bevin said with emotion that he would regard H. if his health spared film, as the growning event of his life to
There were two ways of achieving this, Mr Bevin anid. One was poll-establish European Unity as a sound.
Smuts Criticises SA Govt.
No Confidence Motion
Capetown. Jan. 25.-General Smuts moved a vote of no con- fidence in the South African Government in the Assembly today, declaring that South Africa was faced with a grave) economic position besides racial situation uf gravity.
denite and progressive basis.
WHAT BEVIN WANTS What he wanted to avoid was "a mere talking shop for passing resolu- tions."
Mr Bevin said: "What want 15 a practical organism. in Europe in which we shall cease to be English and French, cease to be English and Italian, crase to be English and Belgian, but will be European, with an organism that can carry European polley in the face of the new development in the world.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1949.
Odom Fails In Non-Stop Flight Attempt.
Bill Odom steps from his. light plane at the Oakland, California, airport after being forced to abandon his non; stop fight from Honolulu to New York because of a gaso- ne shortage. He nevertheless set a new non-stop record for light planes—AP Picture.
Philosophy Behind Pres. Truman's Domestic Programme Is Explained
Washington, Jan. 25.--The Secretary of Com- merce, Mr Charles Sawyer, said today that Business has nothing to worry about from the new Truman Administration unless "it is, afraid of no more years of prosperity."
Truman's
The philosophy behind President
pro- gramme, Mr Sawyer said in an exclusive interview, is to achieve co-operation between government and business that will insure maintenance of healthy economic. pros- perity.
He added: "Of course, we cannot expect that in the common effort various segments will not be asked uut fa to make
some sacrifices. We have to have taxes to pay our way. A certain amount of controls are due in order to protect our economy and
1 appeal to at my friends in
Europe that if we give Europe a new orgatst let it be a real organs that will not lead to fur-
ther disillusionment.
"We must not fall again it Western Europe in any organism that we create."--Reuter.
thore should be continuation of the voluntary agreements programme."
10
Mr Sawyer was scheduled to testify before the Senate Banking Committee later today on extend- ing The
governmint's authority ACCEPTS OFFER
workout voluntary allocation agree- London, Jan. 25. The Foreign tary wants this authority to be con- ments with industry. The Secre- Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, today extreme accepted President Truman's offer tinued as an interim measure until] to help all backward areas of the Congress passes legislation giving
the President world and appealed to all nations
power to allocate scarce materinis. "I am afraid that the significance to pool their resources in a Marshall
The present programane, which is Devin sald the industries to agree Was a unique phenomenon. It-s-answer to Communism was providi-selves on allocating scarce our situation pointing to forces on the ing a good standard of life, happi- and grants them immunity from the move in South Africa and to signs ness and association with Western anti-trust lawa, of conflict and friction amongst the civilisation.
areas.
of what huppened in Durban (he Plan for calon Foreign Press due to expire on February 28, permits
In an address to was referring the recent Durban riots) is not realised," he said. "That Association, Ar
various sections of the population. A year ago Mr. Bevin, in an ad-
If that is the trend of affairs one dress to the same group, converted osks what is going to happen to the Harvard speech of the then our multiracial population."
Secretary of State, Mr George thanked General Smuts
Prime
Marshall, into the Marshall Plan for Minister Dr Daniel Malan for his 1
European recovery. "very full and expilelt statement Today, he attempted to convert Mr' on the unhappy occurrences in Dur-Truman's inotigurni address. on ban,"
backward areas.
He opened his address with n re- He said: "My only regret is that there has not been an earlier upference to incidents of a year ago portunity for making a statement which had led to the Marshall Plan. because no doubt a great deal of Then at the end, he referred to Mr the trouble the Prime Minister has Truman's proposal to embark on a
"bold new programme" referred to has been due to developed parts of the world. absence of any authoritative state-
"Argument is not the answer, to ment on what has happened."
Communism--a good standard of liv- DANGEROUS EVENTS ing and happiness in association with Replying to an interjection by Mr the Western world is the best answer C. I. Swart, the Minister for Jus that we can make." said Mr Bevin.
The Secretary then sald he was fice, who said: "We made a stile-
all the ment in Durban and gave Bgures," sure he could speak for General Smuts said "Yes, up to a countries now responsible for the point, but not giving the whole underdeveloped.
ment and we
done.
the
among them-
NO PUNITIVE TAXATION
As for taxes, Mr Sawyer said the President will leave it up to Con- gress to decide how the additional revenue is to be raised. But in any case he was sure Mr Truman has to idea of punitive taxation in mind, What about the business outlook? "Some soft spots are showing up." Mr Sawyer added. "But certainly Is no reason to belleve a there general decline is in prospect. There continuing demand. Perhaps, some letdown in tempo is desirable rather than a cause for alarm."
under- is
Mr Sawyer said business activity appears to be in a "sort of levelling off
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TO ALL TRAINS
PIRIFORM
RAGILE
DEFENCE
UNION TALKS
FAIL
Jan.
25.-Swedish
Stockholm, Parliamentary circles today con- sidered that the Scandinavian defence talks in Copenhagen hait falied, despite last night's com- munique, because the Swedes and Norweglans could not agree.on the term for an approach to the United States and Britain,
According to these
sources, the Norwegians insisted that the Nordic countrica should ask Britain and the United States for:
buy Anglo- 1.The right to American arms in peace-time.
2.-Anglo-American military nid
all we have been driving ahead hard since the end of the war and sometimes we get a little further ahead than we should," he said.
He said he had heard "gossip" that pleture as the Frine Minister has "We welcome Mr Truman's state business is lying down" because of we will throw into the dissatisfaction with the Administra-
He insisted however, he had if any of the three countries should "Although these events are very pool all resources that we have at lon.
our command. I welcome Mr Tru- cen "no such evidence."
be attacked. big and dangerous I hope the coun-
Basurance that American Mr Sawyer concluded: "I think 3.-Collaboration between Scan- try will be reassured that the storm man's
wealth and skill will be thrown in-business has behaved all right. It dinavia and the prospective North is probably passed."
to the pool and that pool will be has been co-operative. It n's Atlantic Pact signatories, without General Smuls
used in such a way that we can workell hard, has rone along with the establishment in Scandinavia of At crnment's
civilization."—United the times. paid taxes and produced peace-time bases by those nations,
tremendously."----United Press.
criticised the Go intention of abolishing preserve the native representation
in the Press. Assembly and removing coloured voters from the yoters' poll.
He said the argument was that Parliament polls, under koverbign legislative powers, repeat the South Afrien Acl without `n two-thirds majority.
The South Africa Act was not a British act, but the most sulein ong South Africn had ever passed and it was surrounded by sentiment and feeling, he said. It was a matter of good faith and. South Africa's honour, and should be prized as tho work of South African statesman,
The debate on the, no-confidence motion, is expected to inst four days. -Reuter.
Mountain Expedition Not Yet Arranged Oslo, Jan. 25.-M. Henning? Teary- berk, President of the Norweghm Mountaineering Club, said today. That Norweging expedition in reports of attempt to climb the 20.020-foot Nanga Parbart in 1950 were Hover hasty."
"Administrative umculties in!
volved were great, and no arranite- |- ments have as yet been discussed, ho added. Despite the eagerness of many Norwegian climbers, such pedition was unlikely-Reuter...
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The Swedes, on the other hand, while emphasising their readiness to declare war on any country 'which niineleet Norway or. Den- mark, said they would not ask the United States aric Britain for guarantees inking the Nordic coun- Iries with "any group of great powers."
For this reason they wanted to ask Britain and America. only for the right to make peace-time wea- pons purchases from them.
The Norwegian Foreign Minister," M. Halvar Lange, sald in a brand- cast today that the talks were not Intended to come to any edite decisions but wore meant to be "purely for Information."
In an interview with Norwegain State broadcasting representative in Copenhoten, M. Lange stated that on agreement was reached on many points, but there were 'considerable differences of opinion оп the condi tions for, and consequences
of, a
| possible Scandinavian defence union. The three powers decided that if no agreement was reached at the final meeting of Premiers, Defence sind Foreign Ministers in Oslo on January 20, ench responsible Govern- mont would have to make its own decisions on security and defence, Reuter...
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